Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists articles from September 1993

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists archives from September 1993

Too much SYFS. (shoot yourself in the foot syndrome; United States relations with Cuba) (Editorial)
September 1, 1993... Jack Mendelsohn of the Arms Control Association was recently invited to Cuba to meet with key Cuban military officials (page 14). The tone of the conversations that Jack and his four colleagues had with the Cubans suggests that Cuba, which is...

House OK's Russian aid. (economic assistance)
September 1, 1993... Congress has been in a nasty, contentious mood through spring and summer. In the face of a lagging economic recovery, persistent budget deficits, and stubbornly high unemployment figures, the Senate and the House have been wielding the budget...

It's national security policy, stupid. (Clinton administration national defense policies)
September 1, 1993... At the start of summer, it was difficult to judge the Clinton administration's national security policy. The administration's main focus - and that of the Congress - had been on "the economy, stupid." Until the president's economic program had...

The Israeli initiative. (Israel's attempts to stop China and North Korea from selling arms to the Middle East)
September 1, 1993... North Korea has been testing a new 1,000-kilometer-range missile called the No Dong. The missile appears to be nearing production, and North Korea appears to be close to selling it to Iran. The prospect of such a sale has alarmed Israeli...

Conventional wait. (chemical weapons disarmament in Russia and the United States)
September 1, 1993... Depending on circumstances, ironies can be humorous, frustrating, or cruel. The twist of fate now threatening to hobble chemical weapons disarmament and nonproliferation involves a set of bilateral U.S.-Soviet accords signed expressly to speed...

Ban holds; labs lose. (extending ban on nuclear weapons testing)
September 1, 1993... In a major victory for the arms control and disarmament movement, President Bill Clinton has announced that he will extend the current moratorium on U.S. nuclear testing at least through September 1994 - as long as no other nation tests. In a...

Huddling with the honchos in Havana. (United States delegation discusses defense policies with Cuba)(includes related article) (Cover Story)
September 1, 1993... Cuba is hurting. It can be seen in the long lines at the stores and bus stops; in the few, ancient automobiles and World War II-style motorcycles with sidecars; in the plaintive signaling of hitchhikers; in the sadly decaying buildings and the...

Welcome to the U.S. arms superstore. (arms merchants)
September 1, 1993... After the 1991 Gulf War, world political leaders pledged to rein in runaway sales of advanced weapons. The "Big Five" - the United States, France, Britain, the Soviet Union, and China - initiated talks on limiting the flow of arms to the Middle...

"We can do it ourselves." (Abdul Qadeer Khan as Pakistan's leading nuclear scientist)(includes interview)
September 1, 1993... The main office of Abdul Qader Khan, the man thought to be at the center of Pakistan's clandestine nuclear weapons project, is in a cluster of buildings built by the British in the 1940s to house the fire fighters at the Rawalpindi airstrip....

Slipcovering a Superfund site. (Rocky Mountain Arsenal is toxic waste cleanup site and wildlife refuge)(includes related article)
September 1, 1993... Denver's Rocky Mountain Arsenal is - surprise! - a toxic waste dump and a wildlife refuge. In the main lobby of Denver's City and County Building, an attractive map of the area's new airport displays distances to local attractions -...

Chernobyl's lengthening shadow. (long term public health impact of nuclear accident)
September 1, 1993... The nuclear disaster at Chernobyl has been the subject of books, articles, dramas, and films. The April 26, 1986, accident spurred protest movements and jump-started political parties, new government agencies, and charitable institutions. It...

Soft landing for bomb uranium. (US agreement on converting uranium in Russia for civilian export)
September 1, 1993... As the superpowers dismantle their enormous arsenals, a major concern is the safe handling of the fissile materials removed from nuclear warheads. One solution to the uranium problem may lie in the February 18, 1993, U.S.-Russian agreement for...

Heisenberg's War: The Secret History of the German Bomb.
September 1, 1993... It is always tempting for a journalist - and it takes one to know one - to make a story interesting by making it up. Journalist-writer Thomas Powers has written a highly readable book about Werner Heisenberg, the so-called father of the Nazi...

Uncertainty: The Life and Science of Werner Heisenberg.
September 1, 1993... It is always tempting for a journalist - and it takes one to know one - to make a story interesting by making it up. Journalist-writer Thomas Powers has written a highly readable book about Werner Heisenberg, the so-called father of the Nazi...

Hotel Warriors: Covering the Gulf War.
September 1, 1993... Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams described reporting from the Gulf as "the best war coverage we've ever had." These four works from three different countries differ widely in their understanding of Gulf War reporting, but they are united in...

The Persian Gulf TV War.
September 1, 1993... Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams described reporting from the Gulf as "the best war coverage we've ever had." These four works from three different countries differ widely in their understanding of Gulf War reporting, but they are united in...

War and the Media: Propaganda and Persuasion in the Gulf War.
September 1, 1993... Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams described reporting from the Gulf as "the best war coverage we've ever had." These four works from three different countries differ widely in their understanding of Gulf War reporting, but they are united in...

War Game: L'information et la guerre.
September 1, 1993... Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams described reporting from the Gulf as "the best war coverage we've ever had." These four works from three different countries differ widely in their understanding of Gulf War reporting, but they are united in...

Naval base goes into dry dock. (Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility closes) (Column)
September 1, 1993... After 44 years of operation, the Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility (NWEF) at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, closed its doors in April. According to the navy's History of the Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility, Albuquerque,...

British nuclear forces 1993. (Column)
September 1, 1993... Although the British nuclear stockpile is expected to rise to nearly 300 warheads toward the end of the century, it is currently estimated at 200, the fewest since the early 1960s. The stockpile peaked in the mid-1970s at about 350 warheads....